Parish Pastoral Council members from across the Archdiocese have recently gathered for the second of a four-part Parish Renewal program, focussing on prayer, discernment and developing parish pastoral plans.

The Commissioning of 36 Catechists took place at St Michael the Archangel Chapel, Leederville on Thursday, 4 November, coinciding with the feast day of St Charles Borromeo, patron saint of Catechists.

Speaking to the parishioners of East Victoria Park, Sunday 31 October, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton said every parish has a mission to be a people who listen for the Spirit’s voice and what the Spirit is asking of us as a community.

Humans have known the therapeutic value of reconnecting with nature and the earth for thousands and thousands of years, writes Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, as he reflects on the celebrations of National Aboriginal and Islanders Day held on Sunday 1 August 2021.

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, joined by representatives from the Judaism and Islam tradition, will gather to dialogue and connect through their common beliefs at an event hosted by the University of Notre Dame Fremantle campus on Tuesday, 26 October.

Perth Plenary Council Members were graced with the ability of gathering at the offices of Catholic Education in Leederville during the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Here are some of the highlights. Eva Skira AO from the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons listens in on Day one of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Counci...

Plenary Council Members enjoy lunch and a moment away from the screens, watched eagerly by a hopeful feathered friend. Photo: Michelle Tan.Digital Producer for the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Perth, Max Hoh, watches the morning session of day 5 in the Comms' Hub. Photo: Michelle Tan. Archdiocesan Plenary Council Coordinator, Tony Giglia, has been hard at work behind the scenes...

Members gather for the first sessions on Monday 4 October. Photo: Max Hoh. Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely listens to Archbishop Costelloe SDB give his opening adddress. Photo: Max Hoh. Damian Walsh, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, Daniel Lynch and Gemma Thomson gather to discuss the days events. Photo: Max Hoh. Bishop Don Sproxton is interviewed by Communications Office journalist Eric M...

Here are some of the highlights of the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, on Sunday 3 October, 2021. The Aboriginal Cross stands in front of the lectern for the Book of the Gospels at St Mary’s Cathedral for the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Plenary Councils Members Sr Lucy Van Kess...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB welcomes the congregation, including Members and guests, to the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has today emphasised that perhaps the most important thing that God is asking of us at this time is to return the Church to Christ and r...